Hi Everyone,In all the years I've hosted this online community, I have shunned self promotion, even to promote the two AP English Crash Course books I wrote years ago, which would have been fully relevant to our discussions. But, and this is a big one (at least in my world), I am proud to share with you the news of my first novel: A Hollow Bone, soon to be released by Water's Edge Press. You can pre-order at www.waters-edge-press.com. It will also be available via Amazon.com in a few weeks.I'm also working on my next book, called On Summit Road, and if you are interested in keeping up with writer-me, you can follow me on Facebook.If you do order and read my book, I'd be honored if you'd leave me a review.Thanks for letting me crow. Best to you all.Dawnhttps://www.facebook.com/Writer.Dawn.Hogue/https://www.waters-edge-press.comhttp://www.dawnhogue.comSee More

I'm helping my students review their multiple choice practices, and many of my students are still struggling with the footnotes questions, which have become more prevalent in the last few years. As I was helping one student understand a "what kind of source is cited in this footnote?" question, it occurred to me that the old exams are using the old MLA citations. We've been practicing the new/current MLA 8: Does anyone know if this year's exam is likely to have switched to MLA 8? I'm debating if I should review the differences between MLA 7 & 8 (pretty substantial in some cases) and prepare them for either.See More